The firm’s furious new chief executive John Sams told a hastily convened call that the former chief operating officer Eileen Hoggett would be expelled entirely.

The firm’s furious new chief executive John Sams told a hastily convened call that the former chief operating officer Eileen Hoggett would be expelled entirely.

KPMG has fired one of its most senior executives with immediate effect, after a core whistleblower allegation concerning confidential customer data was confirmed to be true.